slow train

slow train

English

Noun

slow train (plural slow trains)

  1. (rail transport) Synonym of local train.
  2. (figurative) The act of doing something (possibly, but not necessarily traveling) slowly.
    • 2009 December 16, Ron Kampeas, “Obama and Kerry slowing sanctions legislation push”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency‎[1], retrieved 20 February 2022:
      Unilateral U.S. sanctions against Iran are on track, Senate officials say, but taking the slow train.
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